Saturday, May 4, 2024

No accountability: How the civil justice system fails Black Americans killed by police

Having escaped criminal punishment, police officers who shoot and kill Black Americans are often not held to account by the civil justice system either.

What an American terrorist looks like

“Invasion.” President Trump has used that very word about immigration at the southern border 19 times at rallies since he took office,...

The decline and fall of everything (including me)

What goes up must… Well, you know…
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Federal authorities have downplayed white supremacist violence for too long

White extremist shooters have now killed at least 63 people in the United States over the past 18 months.

Big brands: The missing voice in the fight to end gender-based violence at work

Women workers and their labor organizations are uniting across borders to demand work that is free of gender-based violence, pays a living wage, and promotes women’s initiative and leadership at all levels.

Hillary’s Recent Positions and Endorsements: Say What?

Hillary Clinton seems to be building her campaign more and more on misleading alliances and distasteful attacks.

Los Angeles changes Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day

“This gesture of replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day is a very small step in apologizing and in making amends.”

Why society is increasingly turning to community schools to address the youth mental health...

The struggles of a rural school district in New Mexico illustrate how educators and parents believe they know what will work—if only they can get policy leaders to support it.

Television the Enabler

How the medium that created the GOP nominee is undermining his campaign.

Judge Dismisses Riot Charges Against Journalist Amy Goodman

“This is a complete vindication of my right as a journalist to cover the attack on the protesters, and of the public’s right to know what is happening with the Dakota Access pipeline.”